This page contains a list of readings that will be useful to teacher educators interested in transliteracy.
Brown, John Seely, & Adler, Richard P. (2008, January/February). Minds on fire: Open education, the long tail, and learning 2.0. Educause Review, 16-32. Retrieved Sept. 5, 2008, from http://www.educause.edu/educatingthenetgen/5989?time=1220658374 (Choose a chapter to read)
Dieu, Barbara, & Stevens, Vance. (2007, June). Pedagogical affordances of syndication, aggregation, and mash-up of content on the web. TESL-EJ, 11(1), 1-15. Retrieved March 1, 2008, from http://tesl-ej.org/ej41/int.html (Provides an overview of tools one might use in an ESL/FL classroom)
Henry, Jeff, & Meadows, Jeff. (2008, Winter). An absolutely riveting online course: Nine principles for excellence in web-based teaching. Canadian Journal of Learning & Technology, 34(1). Retrieved July 27, 2009, from http://www.cjlt.ca/index.php/cjlt/article/view/179/177
Jacobs, Julie, & William Mueller. (2001). Design principles for interactive texts. Based on a paper presented at the 11th annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics (ICTCM), New Orleans, 1998. Available: http://www.math.duke.edu/education/ccp/resources/write/design/toc.html (Pay particular attention to the psychological principles)
Lamb, Brian. (2007). Dr. Mashup; or, why educators should stop worrying and love the remix. Educause. Retrieved Sept. 5, 2008, from http://connect.educause.edu/Library/EDUCAUSE+Review/DrMashuporWhyEducatorsSho/44592 (Defines mashups, outlines issues they have created in terms of intellectual property, considers affordances of the concept for educators)
LeLoup, Jean W. and Ponterio, Robert. (2005). Technology and foreign language instruction: Where we have been, where we are now, where we are headed. In ACTFL 2005-2015 Realizing Our Vision of Languages for All, pp. 153-174.
Lengler, Ralph, & Eppler, Martin J. (n.d.). Towards a periodic table of visualization methods for management. Retrieved January 7, 2006, from http://www.visual-literacy.org/periodic_table/periodic_table.pdf (Conceptual overview of the thinking behind the product)
Matei, Sorin A. (2004). Mental maps: Making the invisible visible. Retrieved November 14, 2006, from http://www.mentalmaps.info
McBride, Melanie. (2009, July 3). The hidden curriculum of 21st century learning. MelanieMcbride.net. Retrieved September 14, 2009, from http://melaniemcbride.net/2009/07/03/the-hidden-curriculum-of-21st-century-learning/ (Key concepts related to curriculum and literacy in a 21st Century world—lots of English/Social Studies applications)
McCloud, Scott. (1993). Understanding comics: The invisible art. NY: HarperPerennial. ISBN 0-06-097625-X. (Chapter 8) (Conceptual exploration of art and art-making processes)
Rheingold, Howard. (2008). Using participatory media and public voice to encourage civic engagement. Civic Life Online: Learning How Digital Media Can Engage Youth. Edited by W. Lance Bennett. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Digital Media and Learning. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 97–118. Retrieved December 13, 2007, from http://tinyurl.com/4kmjkr Currently available:http://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1162/dmal.9780262524827.097
Spiro, Rand J., Feltovich, Paul J., Jacobson, Michael I., & Coulson, Richard L. (1991). Cognitive flexibility, constructivism, and hypertext: Random access instruction for advanced knowledge acquisition in ill-structured domains. Retrieved November 3, 2003, from http://phoenix.sce.fct.unl.pt/simposio/Rand_Spiro.htm (This paper is no longer available online.)
Thomas, Sue. (2008). Transliteracy and new media. In R. Adams, S. Gibson, & S. Muller Arisona (Eds.), Transdisciplinary Digital Art. Sound, Vision and the New Screen (pp. 101-109). Berlin Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag. Retrieved May 27, 2008, from http://www.springerlink.com/content/gp84gkg422g846uh/fulltext.pdf
Wilhelm, Jeff. (2000, March). Literacy by design: Why is all this technology so important anyhow? Voices from the Middle, 7(3), pp. 4-14. (Discusses why teachers should consider making space for alternative writing places, spaces, and tools in 21st Century classrooms and outlines the benefits of using design-based curricula with students)
Wired. – This magazine is an excellent source of ideas and information regarding all things technological http://www.wired.com/
Young, Jeffrey R. (2009, July 20). When computers leave classrooms, so does boredom. The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved August 25, 2009, from http://chronicle.com/article/Teach-Naked-Effort-Strips/47398 (Highlights the importance of active engagement and sound pedagogy)
Zhao, Yong (Ed.). (2005). Research in technology and second language learning: Developments and directions. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing. ISBN 1-59311-191-6. (A compilation of research regarding ways that technology is being used to provide input, communicative practice, and feedback in language education)
Brown, John Seely, & Adler, Richard P. (2008, January/February). Minds on fire: Open education, the long tail, and learning 2.0. Educause Review, 16-32. Retrieved Sept. 5, 2008, from http://www.educause.edu/educatingthenetgen/5989?time=1220658374 (Choose a chapter to read)
Callow, Jon. (2003, April). Talking about visual texts with students. Reading Online, 6(8). Available: http://www.readingonline.org/articles/callow/#theoretical and http://www.readingonline.org/articles/art_index.asp?HREF=callow/index.html
Dieu, Barbara, & Stevens, Vance. (2007, June). Pedagogical affordances of syndication, aggregation, and mash-up of content on the web. TESL-EJ, 11(1), 1-15. Retrieved March 1, 2008, from http://tesl-ej.org/ej41/int.html (Provides an overview of tools one might use in an ESL/FL classroom)
Few, Stephen. (2004, September). Data presentation: Tapping the power of visual perception. Intelligent Enterprise. Retrieved July 3, 2005, from http://www.intelligententerprise.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=31400009
Henry, Jeff, & Meadows, Jeff. (2008, Winter). An absolutely riveting online course: Nine principles for excellence in web-based teaching. Canadian Journal of Learning & Technology, 34(1). Retrieved July 27, 2009, from http://www.cjlt.ca/index.php/cjlt/article/view/179/177
IntrepidTeacher. (2009, September 30). There's No Such Thing As Virtual: It Is All Teaching. IntrepidTeacher (Edublogs). Retrieved September 30, 2009, from http://intrepidteacher.edublogs.org/2009/09/30/theres-no-such-thing-as-virtual-it-is-all-teaching/comment-page-1/#comment-400
Jacobs, Julie, & William Mueller. (2001). Design principles for interactive texts. Based on a paper presented at the 11th annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics (ICTCM), New Orleans, 1998. Available: http://www.math.duke.edu/education/ccp/resources/write/design/toc.html (Pay particular attention to the psychological principles)
Johnson-Laird, P.N. (1998). Imagery, visualization, and thinking. In J. Hochberg (Ed.), Perception and cognition at the century's end (pp. 441-467). San Diego, CA: Academic Press. Retrieved April 30, 2005, from http://www.nbu.bg/cogs/events/2002/materials/Markus/Imagery%20Visualization%20and%20Thinking.pdf
Jonassen, David. (2003). Using cognitive tools to represent problems. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 35(3). Retrieved April 30, 2005, from http://medicina.iztacala.unam.mx/medicina/Using%20cognitive%20tools%20to%20represent%20problems.pdf (Great discussion of the ways that multiple representations support transfer of learning)
Kay, Matthew. (2008, September 14). Teaching without a script. New York Times. Retrieved September 15, 2008, from
http://lessonplans.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/14/script-free-teaching/?ei=5070&emc=eta1
Lamb, Brian. (2007). Dr. Mashup; or, why educators should stop worrying and love the remix. Educause. Retrieved Sept. 5, 2008, from http://connect.educause.edu/Library/EDUCAUSE+Review/DrMashuporWhyEducatorsSho/44592 (Defines mashups, outlines issues they have created in terms of intellectual property, considers affordances of the concept for educators)
LeLoup, Jean W. and Ponterio, Robert. (2005). Technology and foreign language instruction: Where we have been, where we are now, where we are headed. In ACTFL 2005-2015 Realizing Our Vision of Languages for All, pp. 153-174.
Lengler, Ralph, & Eppler, Martin J. (n.d.). Towards a periodic table of visualization methods for management. Retrieved January 7, 2006, from http://www.visual-literacy.org/periodic_table/periodic_table.pdf (Conceptual overview of the thinking behind the product)
Livingstone, Sonia. (2003). The changing nature and uses of media literacy. Media@ lse Electronic Working Papers, London School of Economics, 4. Retrieved May 30, 2008, from http://www.european-mediaculture.org/fileadmin/bibliothek/english/livingstone_changing_nature/livingstone_changing_nature.pdf
Matei, Sorin A. (2004). Mental maps: Making the invisible visible. Retrieved November 14, 2006, from http://www.mentalmaps.info
McBride, Melanie. (2009, July 3). The hidden curriculum of 21st century learning. MelanieMcbride.net. Retrieved September 14, 2009, from http://melaniemcbride.net/2009/07/03/the-hidden-curriculum-of-21st-century-learning/ (Key concepts related to curriculum and literacy in a 21st Century world—lots of English/Social Studies applications)
McCloud, Scott. (1993). Understanding comics: The invisible art. NY: HarperPerennial. ISBN 0-06-097625-X. (Chapter 8) (Conceptual exploration of art and art-making processes)
McLoughlin, C., & Krakowski, K. (2001). Technological tools for visual thinking: What does the research tell us? Retrieved April 30, 2005, from http://auc.uow.edu.au/conf/conf01/downloads/AUC2001_McLoughlin_1.pdf
Oblinger, Diane G., & Oblinger, James L. (2005). Educating the Net Generation. Educause. Retrieved Sept. 5, 2008, from http://www.educause.edu/educatingthenetgen/5989?time=1220658374 (Choose a chapter to read)
Prensky, Marc. (2001, October). Digital natives, digital immigrants. On the Horizon, 9(5). NCB University Press. Retrieved June 27, 2006, from http://www.marcprensky.com/writing/Prensky%20-%20Digital%20Natives,%20Digital%20Immigrants%20-%20Part1.pdf
Rheingold, Howard. (2008). Using participatory media and public voice to encourage civic engagement. Civic Life Online: Learning How Digital Media Can Engage Youth. Edited by W. Lance Bennett. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Digital Media and Learning. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 97–118. Retrieved December 13, 2007, from http://tinyurl.com/4kmjkr Currently available:http://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1162/dmal.9780262524827.097
Robinson, Sir Ken. (2006, February). Sir Ken Robinson: Do schools kill creativity? Ted Talks. Retrieved September 19, 2008, from http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html [Video]
Russell, D.M. (n.d.). Learning to see, seeing to learn: Visual aspects of sensemaking. Retrieved April 30, 2005, from http://home.earthlink.net/~dmrussel/Essays/VisualAspectsofSM.pdf
Sankey, M. D. (2002). Considering visual literacy when designing instruction. e-Journal of Instructional Science and Technology, 5(2). Retrieved February 20, 2009, from http://www.usq.edu.au/users/sankey/Resources/article0602.pdf
Spiro, Rand J., Feltovich, Paul J., Jacobson, Michael I., & Coulson, Richard L. (1991). Cognitive flexibility, constructivism, and hypertext: Random access instruction for advanced knowledge acquisition in ill-structured domains. Retrieved November 3, 2003, from http://phoenix.sce.fct.unl.pt/simposio/Rand_Spiro.htm (This paper is no longer available online.)
Thomas, Sue. (2008). Transliteracy and new media. In R. Adams, S. Gibson, & S. Muller Arisona (Eds.), Transdisciplinary Digital Art. Sound, Vision and the New Screen (pp. 101-109). Berlin Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag. Retrieved May 27, 2008, from http://www.springerlink.com/content/gp84gkg422g846uh/fulltext.pdf
Wesch, Michael. (2007). Web 2.0… the machine is us/ing us. YouTube. Retrieved May, 2007, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gmP4nk0EOE In Spanish: http://youtube.com/watch?v=PL-ywltLjzk (We will watch and discuss this one in class, but you are welcome to preview it if you like.)
Wilhelm, Jeff. (2000, March). Literacy by design: Why is all this technology so important anyhow? Voices from the Middle, 7(3), pp. 4-14. (Discusses why teachers should consider making space for alternative writing places, spaces, and tools in 21st Century classrooms and outlines the benefits of using design-based curricula with students)
Wired. – This magazine is an excellent source of ideas and information regarding all things technological http://www.wired.com/
Young, Jeffrey R. (2009, July 20). When computers leave classrooms, so does boredom. The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved August 25, 2009, from http://chronicle.com/article/Teach-Naked-Effort-Strips/47398 (Highlights the importance of active engagement and sound pedagogy)
Zhao, Yong (Ed.). (2005). Research in technology and second language learning: Developments and directions. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing. ISBN 1-59311-191-6. (A compilation of research regarding ways that technology is being used to provide input, communicative practice, and feedback in language education)